Umpires appointed for Men’s Grand Final Day

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AFL Northern Territory would like to congratulate all the umpires appointed for a game on Men’s Grand Final Day this Saturday 16 March at TIO Stadium.

After many training sessions, fitness tests and umpiring weekly games during the season, the NTFL Umpires Association had some tough decisions to make. Reducing their 280 registered umpires, normally covering the 53 weekly games, to a list that only need cover the eight grand finals being played this weekend.

2017/18 NTFL ABC Umpire of the Year, Josh Hardy, as been appointed the Men’s Premier League Grand Final in his first NTFL season. Hailing from South Australia Hardy is an interstate umpire who came up as part of the NTFL Interstate Field Umpires Program.

With over 1,000 Men’s Premier League games between them the umpiring panel for this season’s Grand Final have plenty of experience behind them: